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| Official
Designation |
KC-97L Stratofreighter |
| Primary
Role |
Aerial tanker |
| Secondary
Role |
Military transport |
| National
Origin |
USA |
| Original
Contractor |
Boeing |
| Wingspan |
141 feet, 3 inches |
| Length |
117 feet, 5 inches (with boom retracted) |
| Height
at
Tail |
38 feet, 3 inches |
| Armament |
None |
| Engines |
Four Pratt & Whitney R-4360-59B radials and two GE J-47 mini-jets |
| Horsepower |
3,500 shp each (radial engine) |
| Thrust |
5,970 pounds each (jet engine) |
| Cruise
Speed |
350 mph |
| Max
Speed |
400 mph |
| Range |
4,300 miles |
| Service
Ceiling |
30,000 feet |
| Operating
Weight |
Unknown |
| Max
Payload |
68,500 pounds or 96 troops |
| Max
Takeoff
Weight |
175,000 pounds |
| Date
Deployed |
1950 |
| Total
Produced |
888 aircraft |
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